A Garden Carried IN The Pocket A Magic Button to Wall Street [Paperback]

Margaret Geiger (Author)

Book Description

The story is about two teenagers brother and sister,Russ and Joy who have an exciting adventure. One day they walk to New York City and enter an elevator in a huge office building. They press a magic button and find themselves in a strange place and discover an unusual brokerage house on Wall Street. They invest $100 in a stock, when a shocking news bulletin changed their fantasy into reality. Read to find out how Russ and Joy followed their dreams and turned a loss into a proft.

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About the Author

Edith Nisberg has a Masters Degree in reading and is a certified reading teacher in Westchester County. She studied modern prose and advanced writing in a special summer program at Yale University. With her special love for teaching reading and writing to students, togehter with her experience as a stock broker, she felt the need to write this book, with valuable academic information.

Product Details

• Paperback: 82 pages
• Publisher: Morris Publishing (June 1999)
• ISBN-10: 0739202510
• ISBN-13: 978-0739202517
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,208,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Way to Learn About the Stock Market, October 9, 2000

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Joy Scantlebury (White Plains, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Garden Carried IN The Pocket A Magic Button to Wall Street (Paperback)

A Garden Carried in the Pocket by Edith Nisberg is a delightful story about Russell and Joy, two teenagers on a quest to understand the volatility of the stock market.

Ms. Nisberg has an incredible ability to navigate the reader through the perplexities of the stock market by presenting its components through the eyes of the inquisitive main character, Russ. Russ and his sister, Joy, decide to use the money that their grandmother gave them in order to buy 100 shares of Latitude and Longitude, a brokerage house that they encounter after pressing a magical elevator button that leads them to the company's location, the North Pole. Their hopes are soon dashed when they discover that shortly after their investment deal is made, their shares originally priced at $1.00 are now worth only 2 cents a share - a significant loss of $108.00.

Russ and Joy's initial despair turns into hope as they master a plan to not only get back the money that their grandmother gave them, but to also benefit other college-bound youngsters. Their plan entails marketing Latitude and Longitude's latest book with one twist - those who find the picture of the four-leaf clover in the back of the book would be entitled to 100 shares of Latitude and Longitude. Moreover, the profits would be earmarked to go into a college scholarship fund. Therefore, Russ and Joy set out on their dream endeavor. Their father, initially dubious about the execution of their plan, finally agrees to contact his good friend, Mr. Flound-Ar, the president of the publishing company of Latitude and Longitude. (Their mother also has an active role since she is on the Board of Latitude and Longitude.) After negotiating the advertisement at school and on the web, the responses for the book begin to pour in. As planned, a young person from every continent wins 100 shares of the company, thus providing a source of money for the college scholarships.

As in the real-life situation, Russ and Joy discover that the profit from their plan is not instantaneous, but slow and gradual. However, they learn the true lesson that "the stock market is not an exact science" (p.58)

This book is a useful and fun guide for readers of all ages who wish to learn about the stock market. Enjoy!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Garden Carried In The Pocket A Magic Button to Wall Street, January 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: A Garden Carried IN The Pocket A Magic Button to Wall Street (Paperback)

The book has an excellent story and offers important information about Wall Street and the stock market for young people. I highly recommend it. There are additional activities at the back of the book for young people to indulge in.